A novel that fills in a literary absence – and opens others.
Review: The Nutmeg’s Curse by Amitav Ghosh
A powerful retelling of the last 500 years of history – and where we go next.
Sex and death with Tennessee Williams
In his two Pulitzer-winning plays Tennessee Williams puts the light on the shadowy corners of desire.
Review: Passionate Friends by Sylvia Martin
A warm and erudite biography of love between to women in the early 20th century.
Review: Australiana by Yumna Kassab
An all-too-human portrayal of the people who live on the land.
Review: The Inheritance Of Loss by Kiran Desai
A heaving, seething, raging novel full of life’s absurdities.
Review: A Room With A View by E. M. Forster
A classic novel of travel and Romance.
Review: Sex And Vanity by Kevin Kwan
A fizzy adaptation of E. M. Forster’s A Room With A View.
Review: An Exciting And Vivid Inner Life by Paul Dalla Rossa
Stories that illuminate the condition of the modern world.
Review: Stone Fruit by Lee Lai
A sympathetic and warts-and-all depiction of love, loss and family.
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